Mashelle Lembke stands over the casket of her husband U.S. Army Specialist Eric Lembke after his body was flown to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. for burial.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies and Polk County Firefighters were powerless to stop the flames for several hours when a semi truck and train crashed near the 2800 block of SR 60 East in Bartow, Fla.

Nicholas Souder files down the weight he installed on a wooden cross that will be thrown into the Spring Bayou on Epiphany Day in Tarpon Springs. For 40 years Souder’s grandfather has made the crosses. He has trained Souder to carry on the family tradition, and this was his first year.

From the eye of Eagle 8: Smoke and fog nearly cover I-4 where more than 70 vehicles collided in the extremely low visibility in 2008.

Tim Smith, who was born without legs, plays catch with Chicago White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd (center) who, along with member’s of Smith’s church, helped him purchase prosthetic legs.

Dayla Baker, 2, and her mom watch as Bubu the clown juggles rings. Four clowns from the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus visited pediatric patients at Tampa General Hospital to brighten their day.

From the eye of Eagle 8. Hundreds of manatees gather at the TECO power plant in Apollo Beach, Florida.